OK to use foliage spray as a water supplement?
 

I have a quantity of calicium water - 10% - which is a foliage spray
concentrate. Would it be OK to use this as a dilution and just water the
plants with it?

OK to use foliage spray as a water supplement?
 

Paul M. Cook wrote:
I have a quantity of calicium water - 10% - which is a foliage spray
concentrate. Would it be OK to use this as a dilution and just water
the plants with it?

What is calcium water? What is in it and at what strength? Why do you want
to water plants with it? Which plants and where are they?

David

OK to use foliage spray as a water supplement?
 

"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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Paul M. Cook wrote:
I have a quantity of calicium water - 10% - which is a foliage spray
concentrate. Would it be OK to use this as a dilution and just water
the plants with it?

What is calcium water? What is in it and at what strength? Why do you
want to water plants with it? Which plants and where are they?

David

My tomatoes are getting quite big and I wanted to avoid BER. This stuff is
called Foli-Cal. I just don't want to waste it if the plants can't absorb
it by the roots. The bottle says calcium derived from calcium acetate. It
aint cheap.

Paul

OK to use foliage spray as a water supplement?
 

"Paul M. Cook" wrote in message
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I have a quantity of calicium water - 10% - which is a foliage spray
concentrate. Would it be OK to use this as a dilution and just water the
plants with it?





isn't that how you are supposed to use it? By diluting and wetting the
plants?

http://www.montereylawngarden.com/pdf/foli_cal_02.pdf

Am I missing your question here?

OK to use foliage spray as a water supplement?
 

"Wallace" wrote in message
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"Paul M. Cook" wrote in message
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I have a quantity of calicium water - 10% - which is a foliage spray
concentrate. Would it be OK to use this as a dilution and just water the
plants with it?





isn't that how you are supposed to use it? By diluting and wetting the
plants?

http://www.montereylawngarden.com/pdf/foli_cal_02.pdf

Am I missing your question here?

Water the roots, not spray the plants. I am lazy and I don't want to buy a
whole sprayer just for this. I was just thinking of adding the concentrate
to the irrigation water.

Paul

OK to use foliage spray as a water supplement?
 

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"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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Paul M. Cook wrote:
I have a quantity of calicium water - 10% - which is a foliage spray
concentrate. Would it be OK to use this as a dilution and just water
the plants with it?

What is calcium water? What is in it and at what strength? Why do you
want to water plants with it? Which plants and where are they?

David

My tomatoes are getting quite big and I wanted to avoid BER. This stuff is
called Foli-Cal. I just don't want to waste it if the plants can't absorb
it by the roots. The bottle says calcium derived from calcium acetate. It
aint cheap.

Paul

Hmmm. Six grams of chalk in a 100 ml bottle of vinegar. People buy this
stuff you say?
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OK to use foliage spray as a water supplement?
 

"Billy" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Paul M. Cook" wrote:

"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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Paul M. Cook wrote:
I have a quantity of calicium water - 10% - which is a foliage spray
concentrate. Would it be OK to use this as a dilution and just water
the plants with it?

What is calcium water? What is in it and at what strength? Why do you
want to water plants with it? Which plants and where are they?

David

My tomatoes are getting quite big and I wanted to avoid BER. This stuff
is
called Foli-Cal. I just don't want to waste it if the plants can't
absorb
it by the roots. The bottle says calcium derived from calcium acetate.
It
aint cheap.

Paul

Hmmm. Six grams of chalk in a 100 ml bottle of vinegar. People buy this
stuff you say?
--

Yep.

Paul

OK to use foliage spray as a water supplement?
 

Paul M. Cook wrote:
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
...
Paul M. Cook wrote:
I have a quantity of calicium water - 10% - which is a foliage spray
concentrate. Would it be OK to use this as a dilution and just
water the plants with it?

What is calcium water? What is in it and at what strength? Why do
you want to water plants with it? Which plants and where are they?

David

My tomatoes are getting quite big and I wanted to avoid BER. This
stuff is called Foli-Cal. I just don't want to waste it if the
plants can't absorb it by the roots.

They can absorb it through the roots but it will not be absorbed as fast or
as efficiently as a foliar feeder. Particularly if the soil is very sandy
such soluble compounds leach out fairly easily.


The bottle says calcium derived
from calcium acetate. It aint cheap.


There is no reason that I know for such to be expensive. If this is an
issue then use it in the way that it is intended which will be less
wasteful. In future give your tomatoes some gyspsum or if the soil is acid
some lime or dolomite. Also try to avoid extremes of drying out or wetting
as this can interfere with calcium metabolism and cause BER too.

David

OK to use foliage spray as a water supplement?
 

"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
...
Paul M. Cook wrote:
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
...
Paul M. Cook wrote:
I have a quantity of calicium water - 10% - which is a foliage spray
concentrate. Would it be OK to use this as a dilution and just
water the plants with it?

What is calcium water? What is in it and at what strength? Why do
you want to water plants with it? Which plants and where are they?

David

My tomatoes are getting quite big and I wanted to avoid BER. This
stuff is called Foli-Cal. I just don't want to waste it if the
plants can't absorb it by the roots.

They can absorb it through the roots but it will not be absorbed as fast
or as efficiently as a foliar feeder. Particularly if the soil is very
sandy such soluble compounds leach out fairly easily.


The bottle says calcium derived
from calcium acetate. It aint cheap.


There is no reason that I know for such to be expensive. If this is an
issue then use it in the way that it is intended which will be less
wasteful. In future give your tomatoes some gyspsum or if the soil is
acid some lime or dolomite. Also try to avoid extremes of drying out or
wetting as this can interfere with calcium metabolism and cause BER too.


Yeah, I am learning. I tend to just buy off the shelf stuff instead of
going old school. 12 bucks for a pint (enough for 16 gallons) is expensive
but I'll be wiser next time. I lost almost all my tomatoes last year to
BEER and I am loathe to repeat the experience. I'll just dump out an old
bottle of windows cleaner and use that as the sprayer.

Paul